| Connaraceae | |
|---|---|
| |
| Agelaea lamarckii[3] | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Oxalidales |
| Family: | Connaraceae R.Br.[1][2] |
Connaraceae is a pan-tropical plant family of 19[4] genera and more than 180 species[5] of largely evergreen trees, woody shrubs and climbers.
The family was first described by Robert Brown in 1816 and the name has been conserved.[1][2]
- ^ a b "Connaraceae". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- ^ a b Brown, R. (1818). "Appendix No. V: Observations, systematical and geographical, on Professor Christian Smith's collection of plants from the vicinity of the River Congo". In Tuckey, J.H. (ed.). Narrative of an expedition to explore the river Zaire, usually called the Congo, in South Africa, in 1816. p. 431.
- ^ illustration circa 1820 from Pierre Jean François Turpin (1775-1840) - Dictionnaire des sciences naturelles. Planches … Botanique classée d’après la méthode naturelle de M. Antoine-Laurent vol. 5 plate 267
- ^ "Connaraceae". The Plant List. Version 1.1. 2013. Retrieved 2016-09-18.
- ^ Christenhusz, M. J. M. & Byng, J. W. (2016). "The number of known plants species in the world and its annual increase". Phytotaxa. 261 (3). Magnolia Press: 201–217. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.261.3.1.